Not Just another Cancer Movie
October 9, 2011 • Melanie Doherty
Filed under Entertainment, Movies, Top Stories
Movie review on 50/50. Inspired by a true story, 50/50, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen, is so much more than any other cancer movie. It really shows you all the hardships a cancer patient goes through from the point they found out they have cancer, during the chemo therapy and accepting... Read more »
Colorguard Captains: Lina Kudinar and Sirena Bainter
October 10, 2011 • Sophia Chan
Filed under Event Calendar, Fall, General, Sports, Student Spotlight
Oct ’11106:00 am More than just twirlers Background of Colorguard Lina: When I was young, I goofed around with my cousins’ colorguard stuff. I’ve done four years of colorguard as a flag, three as a Captain. Sirena: I have done colorguard all four years of high school and performed in winterguard... Read more »
“All-Nighter” All A Myth?
October 10, 2011 • Brandon Lam
Filed under Irvington News, Top Stories
School Cracking Down On “All-Nighters” by Brandon Lam You heard it here first folks: The traditional all-nighters pulled by each class before their respective spirit days will not be allowed this year. But contrary to popular belief, all-nighters have actually never been allowed by the... Read more »
We The People DC Trip: Part 1
October 10, 2011
Filed under Irvington News
The Fun Begins… Part 1 Saturday 10/1-Monday 10/3: Last week, Irvington High School’s We the People team took their annual trip to Washington D.C. On Sunday morning, after last-minute packing, rushing back to the house to retrieve luggage, countless card games, two red eye flights, and a layover... Read more »
Queens of the Courts: Girls Tennis Captains Say
October 11, 2011 • Sandy Chen
Filed under Fall, Sports, Student Spotlight
Spotlight on Tanveer Malhi and Karina Uchiumi 1. What inspired you to play tennis? How long have you been playing? Tanveer: I became interested in tennis when I was younger because my Dad used to take My sister and I out to play on weekends, and I fell in love with the sport. I got my first racket in... Read more »
Triple Power: An Interview with the Girls’ XC Captains
October 11, 2011 • Kelsey Wong
Filed under Fall, Sports
Interview with the Irvington Girls’ Cross Country Captains, seniors Karina Paonessa, Julia Lin, and Celine Jeremiah Q: What do you do to train? Karina: We sometimes go to the course (Coyote Hills) to train, and I have soccer practice twice a week and games on Saturdays and Sundays. Julia: Other... Read more »
Captain Interview: Angel Li
October 11, 2011 • Mariam Syeda-quadri
Filed under General, Sports
Interview with Varsity Captain Angel Li Q: How often do the cheerleaders practice? Does it differ between a regular week and the week right before your major competitions? A:We practice two hours after school on Tuesdays and Thursday. We also have 3-hour practices on Saturdays, and usually games on Fridays.... Read more »
Tidbits on a Water Polo Captain
October 11, 2011 • Hannah Chen
Filed under Fall, Sports, Student Spotlight
Co-captain Gabby Wu tells us what goes on in and outside the water When did you start playing water polo? A family friend introduced me to the sport when I was in fifth grade. How much time do you spend outside of school practicing? Not much. Do you do anything special to prepare your team before games?... Read more »
Captain Interview – Marching Band Aaron Brown
October 11, 2011 • Albert Chin
Filed under Fall, Sports
Parade Drum Major Aaron Brown gives a brief overview of the Viking marching band Q. What are you doing to train the marching band? A. “At most practices, the marching band does stretching and running for a warm-up and then moves on to marching fundamentals to practice step size and glide step technique.... Read more »
We the People Part 2: Breaking Doors in the Supreme Court
October 12, 2011
Filed under Irvington News
Tuesday 10/4-Wednesday 10/5 AFTER THE FIRST DAY IN D.C.., the team went visiting memorials: WWII, Jefferson, FDR, MLK, Korean, Lincoln, and Vietnam. Vietnam Memorial It restored the history vibe and added more understanding to what being an American truly is. Subsequently, the team got to visit... Read more »
